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549 - Treating Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Season 6 Episode 549
Medications to treat opioid use disorder in pregnant people can decrease the chances of an infant being born too early and reduce risks of maternal o…
3 years, 10 months ago
548 - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) and the Dual Crises of Nurse Shortages & Post-Roe Fallout
Season 6 Episode 548
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, or SANEs, are specially trained advocates and care providers for survivors of sexual violence in ERs and other clinic…
3 years, 10 months ago
547 - “Could You Pass the Peace, Please?” How to Handle Difficult Conversations at the Thanksgiving Table
Season 6 Episode 547
Thanksgiving dinner can bring tension alongside turkey and this year may feel especially stressful given a highly polarizing political environment. D…
3 years, 10 months ago
BONUS - Oregon’s Measure 114: Reducing Gun Violence by State Referendum
Season 6
During the midterms, Oregon voters passed Measure 114 which restricts magazine capacity for firearms and requires purchasers to obtain a permit which…
3 years, 10 months ago
546 - The "Liver Lady"
Season 6 Episode 546
Today’s episode is all about the liver. Thelma Thiel, founder and chair of The Liver Health Initiative, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about this “si…
3 years, 10 months ago
545 - A Conversation with the "Drug Czar": New Directions for the National Drug Control Strategy
Season 6 Episode 545
For the first time, a physician—Dr. Rahul Gupta—is directing the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. Dr. Gupta talks with Dr. Josh …
3 years, 10 months ago
544 - The Increase in Gun-Related Deaths During the Pandemic
Season 6 Episode 544
New CDC data shows that during the pandemic, gun-related homicides and suicides surged to record highs. Ari Davis, a researcher at the John Hopkins C…
3 years, 10 months ago
543 - A Global Snapshot of Family Planning and Reproductive Freedom
Season 6 Episode 543
As advocates from around the world gather at the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand this week, what’s the state of global reprod…
3 years, 10 months ago
542 - COVID-19’s Long-term Neurological Problems
Season 6 Episode 542
Coming into the third year of the pandemic, we now have more data about how COVID affects people in the long term. Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, Chief of Researc…
3 years, 10 months ago
541 - “There Weren’t Enough Greek Letters”—Keeping Track of COVID-19 Omicron Variants
Season 6 Episode 541
First we had alpha, beta, and delta, and now we have hundreds of sublineages just from omicron alone. Virologist Dr. Andy Pekosz returns to the podca…
3 years, 10 months ago